Starvation

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Starvation, widespread or generalized atrophy (wasting away) of body tissues either because food is unavailable or because it cannot be taken in or properly absorbed. Seenutrition.

starvationAn inmate of a concentration camp at Gusen, Austria, suffering from starvation (May 12, 1945).T4c Sam Gilbert—Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer/U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (111-SC-264918)